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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: Legend overlaps shaded area in fill_between with legend location \"best\"","articleBody":"### Bug summary\n\nWhen using the `fill_between` function in matplotlib with a legend and specifying the legend location as \"best\", the legend is not taking into account the shaded area and may overlap with it.\r\n\n\n### Code for reproduction\n\n```python\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\r\nimport numpy as np\r\n\r\n# Example data\r\nx = np.linspace(0, 5, 100)\r\ny1 = 0.5 * np.exp(x) - 1\r\ny2 = 2 * np.exp(x) + 1\r\n\r\n# Plotting shaded area\r\nplt.fill_between(x, y1, y2, color='gray', alpha=0.5, label='Shaded Area')\r\n\r\n# Set y-axis limit\r\nplt.ylim(-10, 100)\r\n\r\n# Adding legend with location \"best\"\r\nplt.legend(loc='best')\r\n\r\n# Show the plot\r\nplt.show()\n```\n\n\n### Actual outcome\n\n![image](https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/assets/148645165/f58c6cc9-bc9b-4d3e-b3dc-357a4f75e02f)\r\n\n\n### Expected outcome\n\n![image](https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/assets/148645165/f6b631e2-025e-4e49-8b1b-0bcc7766a02f)\r\n\n\n### Additional information\n\n_No response_\n\n### Operating system\n\nWindows 11\n\n### Matplotlib Version\n\n3.8.0\n\n### Matplotlib Backend\n\nmodule://backend_interagg\n\n### Python version\n\nPython 3.11.5\n\n### Jupyter version\n\n_No response_\n\n### Installation\n\nconda","author":{"url":"https://github.com/mauroo4","@type":"Person","name":"mauroo4"},"datePublished":"2023-12-01T07:05:53.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/27414/matplotlib/issues/27414"}